👑 It’s doing your own work, according to your special talents and passions – not modeling yourself after what society says, or what others want you to be.

👑 It’s claiming ownership of your knowledge, lessons, hardships, triumphs, etc., in an embodied way – it’s not thinking that only magic and intentions take you where you want to be.

👑 It’s putting in the work in the 3D time-space continuum; earning your bonafides is the most powerful act of magic imaginable.

👑 It’s devotion to your teachers, crediting them and honoring them for all they’ve taught you. You stay in integrity as a student and someone who desires to lead when you do this.

👑 It’s realizing you are responsible for your reality and the consequences of all your thoughts, words, and actions.

👑 It’s paying homage to the traditions, the bodies of work, the lineages, your ancestry, etc., that inform who you are, and the people who shared a particular thing/book/saying/insight with you that made an impact.

👑 It’s understanding that you are you, and I am me, and they are them, and that while we are All One, we each have our own unique part in lifting up and upholding our World – society, community, Mother Earth.

👑 It’s acknowledging what works for you, what doesn’t work for you, and shifting until alignment occurs.

👑 As a Sovereign you decide what you are and are not willing to accept.

👑 It’s knowing what you believe and allowing that to be questioned, deepened, evolutionary.

👑 It’s also acknowledging what you don’t know, can’t claim as yours, and referring to another source, or a commitment to getting the answer.

👑 Sovereignty is an utter devotion and commitment to unflinching self-awareness and self-honesty. It’s taking ownership of yourself and holding yourself accountable to the highest possible standards.

👑 It’s also compassion and forgiveness for those times you fall short or realize you weren’t clear with yourself or your unacknowledged motivations and expectations.

There’s much more to claiming your power as a Sovereign BEing, but this is a great manifesto to begin. ~Lisa C. Adams

Giving your power and sovereignty over to a boss, doctor, partner, parent, government…

Ultimately numbing is sabotage.

How are you going to listen to the Truth of your pain?

How can you love it for the wisdom it provides?

I can honestly say that pain has helped me to turn things around in my life. It’s helped me come to realize that I had/have health issues that require my attention and changes. It helped me put an end to unhealthy relationship patterns.

Pain taught me that my depression is really unexpressed grief from childhood emotional pain stemming from abandonment and not being celebrated for the full-of-awesome kid I was.

If you have pain, you don’t have to carry it around with you. Your identity doesn’t have to be wrapped up in holding onto the pain of something that happened to you.

Can you simply give in? Ask pain what it’s saying/teaching you.

Then, L I S T E N

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Venus went Retrograde last Wednesday for 40 days and 40 nights.

✨Pro tip – this is a bad time to make big investments, change your appearance, or get into a new relationship you want to be longterm (great for a fling, though. 😉)

I repeat:

Don’t cut all your hair off or do anything drastic to alter your appearance.

Take time and be patient about major investments or cash outlays. If you still want the thing after Venus goes direct, DO IT.

It is a good time to revisit/review/renew love relationships.

If you marry while Venus is Retrograde, you invite a certain amount of Shadow Work into your Union. While that’s the case with all relationships, it’s intensified and probably more challenging to work through under this transit.

And, it can also be a time of challenge for relationships. Crisis is fertile ground for breakthrough.

🌸Indulge in pleasurable experiences.

🌸Treat yourself as your most beloved.

🌸Tell people how much you love them.

🌸Clean and redo your home and altar.

🌸Spend time in or near the water.

🌸Create art, beautify your surroundings, dress up in a way that makes you feel good.

Venus cordially invites you to work with her to further your awareness and bring your Shadows to Light. You can do so willingly, or kicking and screaming. The choice is yours.